Memory phrase for the character: 展

展

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Meaning

exhibition, to spread out, open up, prolong

Pronunciation

zhǎn

Explanation

 From top: buttock seen from the side 尸, grass, plant 艹, var. of clothes 衣

Mnemonic
 
For the buttocks they used grass to make clothes, and this should be in an exhibition.

Radicals

尸 buttocks in side viewThis radical has actually the meaning: corpse 尸. But due to its use in tail 尾, urine 尿, or flatulence 屁, it is considered to generally mean 'buttocks'.
衣 clothes




 Vocabulary

发展 fā zhǎn  development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand
展翅 zhǎn chì  to spread wings
展览 zhǎn lǎn  to put on display; to exhibit; exhibition; show
展览会 zhǎn lǎn huì  exhibition; show
扩展 kuò zhǎn  to extend; to expand; extension; expansion
发展中国家 fā zhǎn zhōng guó jiā  developing country
展开 zhǎn kāi  to unfold; to carry out; to be in full swing; to launch
开展 kāi zhǎn  (begin to) develop; unfold; to start; to launch; to open; to carry out
进展 jìn zhǎn  to make headway; to make progress
 

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